Networks

Here I explain how computer networks work, the way I studied them in Computer Engineering II: what a network is, the OSI and TCP/IP layer models, IP addressing and routing. Each topic comes with its theory and exam-style exercises, with interactive questions to test yourself.

6 articles

  1. Introduction to networks

    A dataset that crosses the ocean, five devices that do different jobs and pa…

    Exam-style quiz
  2. OSI and TCP/IP models

    Layers, envelopes inside envelopes and a switch that doesn’t know your IP

    Exam-style quiz
  3. IP addressing

    Masks, a bitwise AND and a router that only looks at the network

    Exam-style quiz